Tucker cars - standing the test of time?

[student]

I am a student writing a paper on the Tucker automobile and Preston Tucker's stance against the big three; and for automobile safety. As part of my research I would like to include how the Tucker car has withstood the test of time; how are the "road-worhty" Tucker's doing today.

I would be grateful for any feedback you Tucker owners could provide.

Thank you in advance.

[Tuckerfan1053]

Well, out of the 50 Tuckers built, roughly 48 of them survive and there's no other car maker on the planet that can say 90% of their cars still exist almost 60 years after they were made. As for the condition of the surviving cars, most of them are still drivable (the only two that I know of which can't be driven are the one that's in Brazil and the rollover car). Most of the surviving cars are in pretty decent shape (outside of the two mentioned earlier). One of them has been converted to a front engine vehicle, but is still roadworthy. The condition of the cars in museums is a little hard to say. Many of them have been sitting for years and the various gaskets have probably dried up due to lack of use. The Tucker in the Henry Ford museum has had only a cosmetic restoration (they'd polished the chrome off the bumpers). You could probably hop in any Tucker out there, fire it up, and drive it around the block with no problems, but I wouldn't take most of them on a long drive without a fluid change and new gaskets.

Several of the owners do drive their cars fairly regularly.

[STUDENT]

Thank you Tuckerfan 1053 for your response. By Chance, do you know of anyone who owns a Tucker that I can email? I would like to include some discussion with a Tucker owner in my report if possible.

thank you again.

[Tuckerfan1053]

I don't have the email addresses for any owners, but at least one of them posts here occassionally.

[student]

thanks again Tuckerfan1053. if i my ask, how do you know about the tucker cars that are still road worthy? i am looking for a quoteable source for my research.

[Tuckerfan1053]

It's been in past issues of the club's newsletter, plus if you google around, you can find a couple of articles on the web which have articles about Tucker owners and their cars.

[Student]

Dear Tuckerfan1053

I thought you might like to know that I won "Best In Fair" at my eighth grade social studies fair for my project "Preston Tucker - Taking a Stand in the Automobile Industry." The theme of the fair was people in history who have taken a stand. Needless to say I was the only one to choose Preston Tucker. My project will now move on to the county finals.

Thank you for your input and insight into Tucker and his automobile. Your information proved invaluable to my project.

[Tuckerfan1053]

Glad to be of help. Best of luck in the county finals.